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Article: Album Review

The Naked Future: Gigantomachia

Read "Gigantomachia" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

Arrington de Dionyso (bass clarinet, contralto clarinet) transfuses a relentless energy into his music. He is a restless character driven to manipulate sound and seek new dimensions. He wails and he squeals and he soars high into the atmosphere, but he also gets down to the plain, exposing his ability to mark a linear trajectory. Even ...

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Article: Profile

Krzysztof Komeda: Poet of the Piano

Read "Krzysztof Komeda: Poet of the Piano" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

To this day, the influence of Polish composer and pianist Krzysztof Komeda (1931-1969) can be felt in the works of contemporary artists like Marcin Wasilewski and, of course, in the music of his former trumpeter, Tomasz Stanko. It isn't too much to say that Komeda transformed the landscape of European jazz by the way he re-conceptualised ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jacob Karlzon: Heat / Improvisational Three

Read "Jacob Karlzon: Heat / Improvisational Three" reviewed by Chris Mosey

by Chris Mosey

Jacob Karlzon is one of the most interesting pianists on today's Swedish jazz scene--percussive, intense, yet capable of great lyricism. Unwilling to be pigeonholed, he plays in a great many different constellations, most visibly with vocalist Viktoria Tolstoy, great granddaughter of Leo, for whom he composes and arranges. At the age of 39, Karlzon has already ...

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Article: Interview

Gary Burton: Forging Ahead

Read "Gary Burton: Forging Ahead" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke

by R.J. DeLuke

"I got started in Nashville and knew a lot of the country musicians. I got my first record contract from Chet Atkins who saw me playing in a local club in Nashville and who decided to talk to RCA and get them to offer me a long-term contract," says this renowned musician born in a small ...

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Article: Album Review

Scotty Barnhart: Say It Plain

Read "Say It Plain" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins

After many years as part of the supporting cast, Scotty Barnhart is taking that step forward as lead actor. The trumpeter mixes old and new, in varying styles, with his debut, Say It Plain. Barnhart spent 17 years as featured trumpet soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra and was also part of the Marcus ...

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News: Event

The Photography of Francis Wolff on Display at WBGO Gallery

The Photography of Francis Wolff on Display at WBGO Gallery

WBGO Jazz88.3 FM Presents Photo Exhibition in Honor of Blue Note Records’ 70th Anniversary. As part of WBGO’s continuing celebration of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the WBGO Gallery presents The Photography of Francis Wolff, an exhibition of iconic photographs by one of Blue Note’s founders, Francis Wolff, now through June 6th at the ...

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Article: Album Review

Ximo Tebar: Steps

Read "Steps" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose

Steps, by guitarist extraordinaire Ximo Tebar, may be his most deceptive yet. At first blush, it appears to channel the funky grooves of latter-day Miles Davis and Marcus Miller. But then, with complex melodic invention and accelerated rhythmic accentuation it soon becomes evident that this music embodies an ebullient sound of surprise. If anything, Tebar channels ...

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Article: Album Review

Rob Thorsen: Lasting Impression

Read "Lasting Impression" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

San Diego-based bassist Rob Thorsen seems to be shining up a '50's-'60's jazz classics lesson with the first four cuts on Lasting Impression. The set opens with Charlie Parker's “Dexterity," a crisp, jaunty take on the classic, with Gilbert Castellanos--another San Diego jazz scene stalwart--sitting in on trumpet, giving the tune a bright, fluid feeling. John ...

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Article: Album Review

Scott Feiner: Dois Mundos

Read "Dois Mundos" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler

What has native New Yorker and former guitarist Scott Feiner been doing in Rio de Janeiro since 2001? He's been playing the tambourine-like pandeiro, developing it as a viable jazz instrument, leading an ensemble--and effectively creating a music--he calls Pandeiro Jazz. In this unique idiom, the handheld pandeiro replaces the drums and yields a sound that ...

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Article: Interview

J.D. Walter: Being a Verb

Read "J.D. Walter: Being a Verb" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer

J.D. Walter is a jazz singers' singer--a purist and an innovator. Although his style has been compared to many vocal titans, it is in the same breath, uniquely his own, and he has become a singular phenomenon on the music scene. Respected and lauded by the great musicians of the contemporary circuit, ...


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